Chapter 424
To be honest, after hearing this story, everyone was still very angry.
Although as ministers, they often need to compete with the emperor in a battle of wits and courage, sometimes for themselves and sometimes for the interests of the family.
But having said that, they are all scholars, and scholars know etiquette and shame, so they naturally know what is right and what is wrong.
In the past, they turned a blind eye to the interests of the family. After all, those were their disciples and relatives and they were only thinking about the interests of the family.
Sometimes it is inevitable for the development of the family to recommend others. It is completely understandable to remove the stumbling blocks on the road to success, so many times they pretend not to know.
It's just that they don't agree with overly aggressive methods, because it's always bad if things get too big, especially if it arouses the resentment of the people, it will be even more unlucky. You know, what is your character in the local area? How do you treat them?
Reputation and future are still very important.
But who would have thought? Some people are just so stupid.
Sometimes, for the sake of self-interest, you completely ignore the interests of the family. Whether you go to rob a woman or a store, it is all for yourself. Does this have anything to do with the family?
So the benefits belong to other people, whether they are brothers or sisters, and in the end they will be blamed.
They work conscientiously as officials here, and they also have to battle wits and courage with the emperor, and spend all their efforts, what is this for, and who is it for?
Thinking about it this way, not to mention Mr. Liu, even they felt helpless. This matter was too bullying. If they had known it was like this, why would they have struggled?
Is it just to let these relatives, even some relatives who are beyond the reach of others, take advantage of it?
Mr. Liu immediately kowtowed his head to the ground, and then said loudly: "The emperor please investigate and punish severely. The disciples of this family will never condone it. Even if you don't punish them, I will go home in person and then bring them to justice."
They were taken to Dali Temple and punished as they should be!"
It's quite courageous to hear this. Because of this, it cannot be condoned.
They indeed sent all their best disciples to the imperial court to serve as officials, but the unpromising ones left at home were even more lethal.
The common people are almost like meat on their chopping block, and the officials are even more protective of each other. Especially when they think there are people above them, sometimes even if they want to deal with it impartially, they don't have the courage.
If it weren't for the fact that I didn't completely fall out with these families this time, I might not have known about these things, at least I wouldn't have found out so clearly.
Gu Junli felt a little regretful. Why did he go there in the early years?
If he had known about these things earlier, he should not have waited for the late emperor to leave, but directly did the opposite.
Whether you forge an imperial edict or directly rebel, there is no need to hesitate. It is much better than the people who are complaining a lot and don't believe in themselves.
The officials sent out this time were all due to their own hard work. The memorials and letters they sent back were simply shocking. After the emperor read them, he felt that he wanted to eliminate all these families one by one.
Of course, it won't take a short time to achieve this, so if you have to do it little by little, don't rush. If you get to the end, you will give the other party a loophole.
So the emperor would control his anger after being angry for a while. What he does now every day is to make them uncomfortable.
Since they are unhappy and uncomfortable, they should stop thinking about a comfortable life. If they are unhappy, everyone should play together, and no one should be delayed.
"Now that Mr. Liu has said so, who do you think is better for hearing this matter? Does Mr. Liu want to go there in person?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu quickly shook his head.
How could he go in person? If he went by himself, wouldn't he be suspected of engaging in malpractice for personal gain?
But he gritted his teeth and didn't know who to let go. If he really met someone who wanted to frame him, then this incident would be enough to completely wipe out a family.
So when Mr. Liu was struggling, he didn't expect the emperor to speak again: "Since there is no way to make a decision, then I will make a decision for you. I heard that Mr. Zhou has always been a fair and law-abiding person. In this case, I will
Let Mr. Zhou go check it out and find out what is going on.
As for what to do, how to deal with the entire Liu family? How to deal with the Liu family, that is a matter that needs to be carefully considered. You may have to trouble Mr. Zhou to come back after a while.
When he heard the words, Mr. Liu really wanted to faint. How could you do this?
Who doesn't know that he and Mr. Zhou simply don't deal with each other. They have been enemies for many years. If this matter is really taken over by Mr. Zhou, can he still be friendly? Can the family still be friendly?
However, the words have been spoken and the matter has reached this level. Is it useful for him to plead for mercy now?
For the first time, he realized that the emperor was really cruel and ruthless, not even giving him a chance.
He said that only the main person was being investigated in this matter, but in fact, there were not many innocent people in the entire family.
Everyone just sees who is more honest and who is more evil-hearted. If a person is more honest and has not done anything bad, then he or she may still be able to save his life.
But if everyone did bad things, then the entire family would probably cease to exist. When he thought of this, Mr. Liu fainted.
Mr. Zhou was quite embarrassed by this. Why did he faint before he agreed? This is not enough.
And having said that, so now that he is so excited, the other person faints and cannot understand his current excited mood at all, which is also a bit depressing.
"Why did I faint? Are you so happy?"
When everyone heard Mr. Zhou gloating about his misfortune, everyone looked a little bit unkind. Could you please tell me why you gloated about his misfortune?
Don't forget that you are also one of us, and there is the Zhou family behind you. Do you think the emperor will only attack the Liu family and not the Zhou family?
Thinking about it this way, this guy is really a fool. There is only one result for letting him go there. It is estimated that the Liu family will not get anything good.
But having said that, why would the emperor do this?
On the one hand, it is to separate their cohesion. After all, it will be difficult for them to trust each other after the internal fighting. This is especially true for the two major factions who had conflicts before.
The situation in their court is complicated. It is not that there are conflicts between two groups, but that many people have conflicts.
Who would have thought that the emperor could cleverly use these contradictions to make their lives uncomfortable and happy.
Another purpose of doing this is to protect his own people. The people he sent out this time are all happy, so naturally he is not willing to take this risk, so it will be more difficult for them in the future.
Chapter completed!